"(fig.) crisis point" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
峠	xx	(Japanese kokuji) mountain pass / (fig.) crisis point / pr. tōge

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
拐点拐點	guǎi diǎn	turning point / breaking point / inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign)
点对点链路	diǎn duì diǎn liàn lù	point-to-point link / point-to-point connection
风暴風暴	fēng bào	storm / violent commotion / fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)	syn
金融风波金融風波	jīn róng fēng bō	financial crisis / banking crisis
这次危机這次危機	zhè cì wēi jī	present crisis / current crisis
联合国系统应对危机的共同措施聯合國系統應對危機的共同措施		United Nations system joint crisis initiatives / joint crisis initiatives
全球粮食危机全球糧食危機		global food crisis / world food crisis
世界粮食危机世界糧食危機		global food crisis / world food crisis
风波不断風波不斷	fēng bō bù duàn	constantly in turmoil / crisis after crisis
基点基點	jī diǎn	base / centre / basis / point of departure / starting point / (finance) basis point	syn
闪光点閃光點	shǎn guāng diǎn	lit. flash point / crucial point / essential point
银点銀點	yín diǎn	the silver point / the melting point of silver 962°C used as a calibration point in some temperature scales
大陆坡脚点		foot of the slope point / foot of slope point / FOS point
百分之一定点百分之一定點		one per cent sediment thickness point / sediment thickness formula point / Gardiner formula point
画龙点睛畫龍點睛	huà lóng diǎn jīng	to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point	syn
点睛之笔點睛之筆	diǎn jīng zhī bǐ	the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
命门命門	mìng mén	(TCM) the right kidney / (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys / the region between the kidneys / the eyes / (fortune-telling) the temples / (fig.) most critical or vulnerable point
封顶封頂	fēng dǐng	to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
回过头来回過頭來	huí guò tóu lái	to turn one's head / to turn around / (fig.) to return (to a previous point) / to come back (to what one was saying before) / (fig.) to look back (in time) / to reflect on the past
束手无策束手無策	shù shǒu wú cè	lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) / fig. helpless in the face of a crisis	syn
力挽狂澜力挽狂瀾	lì wǎn kuáng lán	to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) / fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis	syn
病急乱投医病急亂投醫	bìng jí luàn tóu yī	lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
倒悬之急倒懸之急	dào xuán zhī jí	lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
疾风劲草疾風勁草	jí fēng jìng cǎo	lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis	syn
疾风知劲草疾風知勁草	jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo	lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
倒悬之危倒懸之危	dào xuán zhī wēi	lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
履险如夷履險如夷	lǚ xiǎn rú yí	lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom) / fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly	syn
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金疾風知勁草，烈火見真金	jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn	lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
暴风圈暴風圈	bào fēng quān	(meteorology) storm area (area exposed to winds of force 7 or higher during a typhoon) / (fig.) area particularly badly affected by a crisis
重点重點	zhòng diǎn	important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on	syn
点评點評	diǎn píng	to comment / a point by point commentary
定点定點	dìng diǎn	to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number)	syn
点子點子	diǎn zi	spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer	syn
转折点轉折點	zhuǎn zhé diǎn	turning point / breaking point	syn
症结癥結	zhēng jié	hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations	syn
小数小數	xiǎo shù	small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction
评点評點	píng diǎn	to comment / a point by point commentary	syn
到	dào	to reach / to arrive / to leave for / to go to / to (a place) / until (a time) / up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate / thoughtful / thorough	syn
最低点最低點	zuì dī diǎn	lowest point / minimum (point)
临界点臨界點	lín jiè diǎn	critical point / boundary point
交点交點	jiāo diǎn	meeting point / point of intersection
基本点基本點	jī běn diǎn	key point / crux / (finance) basis point, abbr. to 基點\|基点[ji1dian3]	syn
点點	diǎn	point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items	syn
燃点燃點	rán diǎn	to ignite / to set fire to / to light / (chemistry) ignition point / combustion point	syn
条分缕析條分縷析	tiáo fēn lǚ xī	to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)	syn
着火点著火點	zháo huǒ diǎn	ignition point (temperature) / combustion point	syn
铓鋩	máng	sharp point / point of sword
分至点分至點	fēn zhì diǎn	common word for equinox and solstice / point of difference / point of divergence
固定点固定點	gù dìng diǎn	fixed point / calibration point
始点始點	shǐ diǎn	starting point / initial point
指指点点指指點點	zhǐ zhǐ diǎn diǎn	to gesticulate / to point out / to point the finger of blame	syn
无穷远点無窮遠點	wú qióng yuǎn diǎn	point at infinity (math.) / infinitely distant point
聚点聚點	jù diǎn	meeting point / accumulation point (math.)
锥尖錐尖	zhuī jiān	point of an awl / sharp point
鞍点鞍點	ān diǎn	saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither a maximum nor a minimum
测量点測量點	cè liáng diǎn	measured point / point of measurement
负伤地点		point of injury / point of wounding
三交点	sān jiāo diǎn	triple junction / tri-junction point / triple meeting point
Hedberg 公式点 Hedberg 公式點	Hedberg gōng shì diǎn	60 M formula point / Hedberg formula point
一点对多点链路一點對多點鏈路	yī diǎn duì duō diǎn liàn lù	point-to-multipoint link / point-to-multipoint connection
痛点痛點	tòng diǎn	pain point / sore point
共深点共深點	gòng shēn diǎn	common depth point / common reflection point
共反射点共反射點	gòng fǎn shè diǎn	common depth point / common reflection point
集结地点集結地點		assembly point / point of assembly
基线转折点基線轉折點		baseline turning point / turning point / basepoint
曲线交汇点曲線交匯點		curve crossing point / crossing point
卫生器材供应点衛生器材供應點		medical provisioning point / medical provision point
车辆报告点車輛報告點		vehicle reporting point / vehicle report point
点源點源		point source / point emission source
阿是穴	ā shì xué	(TCM) ashi point: a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point
经穴經穴	jīng xué	acupuncture point (any point on any meridian) / category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴\|五输穴)
截止到	jié zhǐ dào	(before an expression indicating a point of time) up to (that point) / as of (that time)
截止至	jié zhǐ zhì	(before an expression indicating a point of time) up to (that point) / as of (that time)
开花開花	kāi huā	to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish	syn
热腾腾熱騰騰	rè téng téng	steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1]	syn
鬼扯脚鬼扯腳	guǐ chě jiǎo	lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it
外溢	wài yì	(of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed
焦点焦點	jiāo diǎn	(lit. and fig.) focal point / focus	syn
主流	zhǔ liú	main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc)	syn
要害	yào hài	vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial	syn
出发点出發點	chū fā diǎn	starting point / (fig.) basis / motive	syn
破绽破綻	pò zhàn	split seam / (fig.) flaw / weak point	syn
顶峰頂峰	dǐng fēng	peak / summit / fig. high point / masterpiece	syn
低谷	dī gǔ	valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes	syn
地雷	dì léi	land mine (CL:顆\|颗[ke1]) / (fig.) sore point / weak spot
主旋律	zhǔ xuán lǜ	(music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view	syn
呼之欲出	hū zhī yù chū	lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed	syn
开门见山開門見山	kāi mén jiàn shān	lit. to open the door and see the mountain / fig. to get right to the point (idiom)	syn
炉火纯青爐火純青	lú huǒ chún qīng	lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) / fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection	syn
约法三章約法三章	yuē fǎ sān zhāng	to agree on three laws (idiom) / three-point covenant / (fig.) preliminary agreement / basic rules	syn
短板	duǎn bǎn	short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape) / (fig.) shortcoming / weak point
闸口閘口	zhá kǒu	open sluice gate / (toll) station / boarding gate (airport etc) / (fig.) gateway (access point)
指桑骂槐指桑罵槐	zhǐ sāng mà huái	lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree / fig. to scold sb indirectly / to make oblique accusations (idiom)	syn
隔靴搔痒隔靴搔癢	gé xuē sāo yǎng	lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) / fig. beside the point / ineffectual	syn
绕弯子繞彎子	rào wān zi	lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush	syn
症癥	zhēng	abdominal tumor / bowel obstruction / (fig.) sticking point	syn
喧宾夺主喧賓奪主	xuān bīn duó zhǔ	lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish	syn
博士买驴博士買驢	bó shì mǎi lǘ	lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom) / fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point / idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
银样镴枪头銀樣鑞槍頭	yín yàng là qiāng tóu	silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom) / fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior

The four tones

"(fig.) crisis point" Chinese-English Dictionary

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